Jotham Succeeds Uzziah in Judah

1aJotham° was twenty-five°° years° old° when he became° king°, and he reigned° sixteen°° years° in Jerusalem°. And his mother’s° name° was Jerushah° the daughter° of Zadok°.
2 He did° right° in the sight° of the LORD°, according to all° that his father° Uzziah° had done°; ahowever° he did not enter° the temple° of the LORD°. But the people° continued° acting° corruptly°.
3 He built° the upper° gate° of the house° of the LORD°, and he built° extensively° the wall° of aOphel°.
4 Moreover, he built°acities° in the hill° country° of Judah°, and he built° fortresses° and towers° on the wooded° [hills].
5 He fought° also with the king° of the Ammonites°° and prevailed° over° them so that the Ammonites°° gave° him during that year° one hundred° talents° of silver°, ten° thousand°Ikors° of wheat° and ten° thousand° of barley°. The Ammonites°° also paid° him this° [amount] in the second° and in the third° year°.
6aSo Jotham° became° mighty° because° he ordered° his ways° before° the LORD° his God°.
7aNow the rest° of the acts° of Jotham°, even all° his wars° and his acts°, behold°, they are written° in the Book° of the Kings° of Israel° and Judah°.
8 He was atwenty-five°° years° old° when he became° king°, and he reigned° sixteen°° years° in Jerusalem°.
9 And Jotham° slept° with his fathers°, and they buried° him in the city° of David°; and Ahaz° his son° became° king° in his place°.

Jotham, reigning well, prospereth.

1 ¶ Jothamº [was] twentyº and fiveº yearsº oldº when he began to reign,ºª and he reignedºª sixteenºº yearsº in Jerusalem.º His mother'sº nameº also [was] Jerushah,º the daughterº of Zadok.º2 And he didºª [that which was] rightº in the sightº of the LORD,º according to all² that² his fatherº Uzziahº did:ºª howbeit² he enteredºª not² into² the templeº of the LORD.º And the peopleº did yet corruptly.ºª²3 He² builtºª² the highº gateº of the houseº of the LORD,º and on the wallº of Ophelº he builtºª much.º4 Moreover he builtºª citiesº in the mountainsº of Judah,º and in the forestsº he builtºª castlesº and towers.º

He subdueth the Ammonites.

5 ¶ He² foughtºª also with² the kingº of the Ammonites,¹²² and prevailedºª against² them. And the childrenº of Ammonº gaveºª him the same² yearº an hundredº talentsº of silver,º and tenº thousandº measuresº of wheat,º and tenº thousandº of barley.º So much² did the childrenº of Ammonº payºª unto¹ him, both the secondº year,º and the third.º6 So Jothamº became mighty,ºª because² he preparedºª his waysº beforeº the LORDº his God.º

His reign.

7 ¶ Now the restº of the actsº of Jotham,º and all² his wars,º and his ways,º lo,² they [are] writtenºª in² the bookº of the kingsº of Israelº and Judah.º8 He was² fiveº and twentyº yearsº oldº when he began to reign,ºª and reignedºª sixteenºº yearsº in Jerusalem.º